Aiea, HI

KAMALANI ACADEMY FOUNDATION

EIN 81-4066353

Education & Youth Development K-12 Schools Indigenous communities Children & youth

Mission

To support Kamalani Academy, a Na Mea Hawai'i arts-integration public charter school in Wahiawā, by fundraising, coordinating community volunteers, and securing facilities and resources that enable the school's educational programs.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About KAMALANI ACADEMY FOUNDATION

Kamalani Academy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 81-4066353) organized to support Kamalani Academy, a K–8 public charter school in Wahiawā, Oʻahu. The foundation holds and manages assets used to support the school’s facilities and operations and has filed annual IRS Form 990 returns through the 2023 tax year. In recent years the foundation and the school were the subject of local attention after the State Public Charter School Commission voted not to renew the school’s charter; the school’s charter nonrenewal decision (March 2025) led to the school’s announced closure in June 2025 while the foundation retained facility-related assets and outstanding facility debt.

Notable achievements

Established tax-exempt support structure

Established and maintained a dedicated 501(c)(3) foundation to provide financial and volunteer support for Kamalani Academy, achieving tax-exempt status and filing Form 990 returns through 2023.

Secured facilities financing

Arranged capital financing and renovations for the school’s campus, including a facility loan estimated at approximately $2.3 million to renovate and improve the Wahiawā campus.

Maintained substantial asset base

Reported total assets in the multi-hundred-thousand to multi-million dollar range on recent filings and managed property and facility-related resources tied to the school.

At a glance

Total assets: $2.3M
Annual revenue: $67K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 81-4066353
Location: Aiea, HI
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Registered and listed in national nonprofit databases (ProPublica/GuideStar) as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.

Subject of local media coverage and public oversight related to charter renewal, facility financing, and the school’s operational challenges in 2023–2025.

Acknowledged in state-level charter commission records as the nonprofit entity associated with Kamalani Academy and its facility arrangements.

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